(UPDATED) Executive Order No. 31-A Series Of 2021
An Order Regulating All Barangay, Local and National GOVERNMENT Office Events Including GOVERNMENT-Owned and Controlled Corporation Events
SECTION 1. COVERAGE. This Order applies to all barangay, local and national GOVERNMENT offices, agencies and instrumentalities, including GOVERNMENT-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs).
SECTION 2. NON-ESSENTIAL. All face-to-face non-essential events are hereby prohibited until after the lifting of the State of Calamity:
* inauguration
* anniversary
* thanksgiving
* ribbon-cutting
* blessing
* oath taking program
* photo opportunity
* photo and video shoot
* retirement honors
* welcome honors
* testimonial program
* turnover
* groundbreaking activity
* launching program
* courtesy call
* press conference
* commemoration
* summer outing
* team building
* salo-salo
* birthday
* all other similar activities The above events are all allowed on online platforms only.
SECTION 3. NON-EMERGENCY BUT ESSENTIAL. All face-to-face non- emergency essential GOVERNMENT activities are hereby temporarily suspended until August 31, 2021:
* training
* seminar
* medical mission
* operation tuli
* gupitan sa barangay
* registration
* sign-up activity
* tree planting activity
* all other similar activities Non-emergency activities such as trainings and seminars are allowed on online platforms only.
SECTION 4. ALLOWED. All disaster and emergency activities including emergency employment projects, bloodletting activities, distribution of financial, food and non-food items are allowed.
The distribution of food and non-food items that are not related to a disaster or emergency event should be distributed house to house in the form of contactless delivery by the organizer or in a distribution system where no mass gathering is conducted.
These activities include but are not limited to the distribution of livelihood kits, information materials, distribution of government aid, community pantry, food aid and all other similar activities.
SECTION 5. APPROVED EVENTS. All approved events covered by this Order are hereby suspended or modified accordingly.
SECTION 6. TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES. All government activities of the response, vaccination and recovery clusters of the Davao City COVID-19 Task Force are exempted from the provisions of this Order.
SECTION 7. PENALTIES. All existing laws and ordinances shall be pursued against those who fail to follow the provisions of this Executive Order.
SECTION 8. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If any provision of this Executive Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.
SECTION 9. REPEALING CLAUSE. All Orders or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 10. EFFECTIVITY. This Order shall take effect immediately.
Done this 26th day of May 2021 in Davao City, Philippines.
(Sgd)
SARA Z. DUTERTE
City Mayor
Attested by:
(Sgd)
ATTY. ZULEIKA T. LOPEZ
City Administrator
